OKC Thunder will come back hungry with lessons learned
The Oklahoma City Thunder huddle before taking on the San Antonio Spurs in Game Five of the Western Conference Finals in Game Three of the Western Conference Finals. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
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Posted: 06/22/2012
MIAMI, Fla. - Another Cinderella season for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
OKC may have been only three wins away from a better ending, but this young team defied the odds to even represent the West in the NBA Finals.
Mavericks, Lakers, Spurs -- the last 13 Western Conference champions, and all three trumped by the home team.
The team will learn plenty of lessons from this experience and should come back next year a little more seasoned, a little more ready for primetime.
The good news: they're already looking toward next season.
"I wouldn't want to play for anyone else; I wouldn't want to play for any other city," Kevin Durant said following OKC's elimination. "I'm just blessed to be a part of this organization and hopefully we can get back."
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